Speaking at The Westin Resort & Spa on Hilton Head Island on Wednesday, New York real-estate mogul and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump dismissed the notion that building a wall along the border with Mexico is unrealistic. His ability to dominate the media has been his greatest strength, but that’s more difficult now than it was before Iowa, and it will continue to get harder.
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The consolation the losers in New Hampshire can take is from history. Billionaire Donald Trump, fresh from a commanding win in New Hampshire, will be tested by the state’s more conservative voters. He has a fair amount of support from party actors, but it is factional.
Here’s how the robo-call worked, according to the Washington Post, which first reported the calls. Instead, Mr. Trump and Mr. Cruz, the two outsiders, are in a strong position to compete deep into the primary season.
He remains the most likely nominee right now, even though he has lost a lot of leeway.
The 50 delegates in the Palmetto state are awarded in a hybrid “winner take all” fashion, meaning the victor overall receives a minimum of 29 delegates, with the remaining being allotted based on the top vote-getter in each of the seven congressional district. He has added about 100 endorsements from those state-level politicians in the last three weeks, and now has 324 current and former state legislators backing him; Cruz has picked about 50 in this group over the same period and is second at 244.
Trump’s support came from independent voters (47 percent), those who view themselves as other than conservative (47 percent) and those without a college degree (49 percent).
When he returns home to finish his second term as governor, Christie will face a slew of unsolved problems and rock-bottom approval ratings from residents who, polls show, feel he neglected New Jersey to pursue his national ambitions. Losing by less each time is not a path to victory. Bush’s campaign released a radio ad Wednesday in SC featuring his brother, former President George W. Bush.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at Morningstar Church in Fort Mill, S.C. He and Ben Carson reached out to Christian voters in Rock Hill a little more than a week before the SC primary. It’s no longer just seeing what possible voters may say, but what the real voters are doing.
“We won conservatives”, Cruz said.
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Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush didn’t come close to winning the New Hampshire primary, but donors to Bush finally got somewhat of a return on their $150-million investment Tuesday night – potentially keeping those who were strongly considering jumping ship to stick with the former Florida governor for now.
